Food Manufacturer Sale
The Situation
Food Manufacturer Ottawa area $6MM revenue seeks sale to any competitor has a long list of stalled accounting and manufacturing process/compliance deficiencies that need to be resolved.
The Intervention
- * Established cadence of meetings augmented with roles sourced by Investment Banker
- * Weekly meeting all hands status (risk management, decision making, dashboard review)
- * Daily 9am 30min meetings with sub-teams (issue resolution, coaching)
- * Concurrently setup Virtual Data Room prior to reaching out to market
- * Disclosed timeline and list of improvements underway
Project Results
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Benefits:
- Advanced preparation by seller of Virtual Data Room increased number of prospective buyers and made it easier and quicker to understand the seller's business.
- Sale completed in 5 months.
- Momentum and effectiveness of changes resulted in buyer requesting and 'funding' additional initiatives.